Latest action · Nov 13ACTMarketing

Trace your last 300 inquiries to kept visits

In short: Before you spend more on ads, follow your last 300 inquiries to the end. Count how many became a visit that was booked and kept. Fix the step where the most people drop out.

List the last 300 inquiries from every source: calls, web forms, social media messages and booking site requests.
For each one, write when it arrived and when a person first answered.
Mark where each one ended: no answer, answered and not booked, booked, no-show, or visit kept.

For: Beauty and cosmetic practices, dental offices. 1 to 30 providers. Owner, manager, front desk.

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